Jakechan
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Can someone explain to me why all the kettle drains I am seeing exit the kettle so high up the sides?
Like this:
http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...st&p=278332
This is what I think I understand so far:
1. The pipe goes through the hop screen and stops an inch or two above the kettle bottom.
2. The wort is supposed to be syphoned out. How is this achieved safely? Can you really syphon out all the wort - how much is usually left in the kettle with this setup?
Surely the pipe would be best as low as possible, leaving maybe a small gap to the hop screen for circulation?
I am about to put a tap into my 50 litre kettle today and was just going to do without a hop screen, and rely on simply gravity feeding the wort out. Would I be best putting it 'x'mm above the bottom with a pipe anyway? Maybe with a view to adding a homemade hop screen at a later date?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Cheers,
Jake
Like this:
http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...st&p=278332
This is what I think I understand so far:
1. The pipe goes through the hop screen and stops an inch or two above the kettle bottom.
2. The wort is supposed to be syphoned out. How is this achieved safely? Can you really syphon out all the wort - how much is usually left in the kettle with this setup?
Surely the pipe would be best as low as possible, leaving maybe a small gap to the hop screen for circulation?
I am about to put a tap into my 50 litre kettle today and was just going to do without a hop screen, and rely on simply gravity feeding the wort out. Would I be best putting it 'x'mm above the bottom with a pipe anyway? Maybe with a view to adding a homemade hop screen at a later date?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Cheers,
Jake